To articulate the retention requirements for documents related to KU Libraries.
To be the official statement on academic appointments in the KU Libraries.
To report the enrollment, employment, identification, and login requirements for access, circulation, and request services provided by the University of Kansas Libraries for KU Students, Faculty, Staff, and Affiliates enrolled and/or employed on the Lawrence and Edwards Campuses.
To report the requirements for access, circulation, and request services provided by the University of Kansas Libraries for other (non-KU) library users.
To define KU Libraries access, circulation, and request services for KU Faculty, Staff, and Affiliates.
To define KU Libraries access, circulation, and request services for KU Graduate Students.
To define KU Libraries access, circulation, and request services for KU Medical Center Students, Faculty, and Staff using the Lawrence campus libraries.
To define KU Libraries access, circulation, and request services for KU Undergraduate and Law Students.
To define and report library policies for access, circulation, and request services provided to Reciprocal (non-KU) library users.
To define and report library policies for access, circulation, and request services provided to Resident (non-KU) library users.
To define and report KU Libraries policies for access, circulation, and request services provided to Students, Faculty, and Staff of Haskell Indian Nations University.
To report the requirements and options available to library users for appealing overdue fines, lost item replacement costs, service processing fees, and damage charges incurred with the KU Libraries.
In the interest of protecting the rights of all users and in order to provide an environment suitable for pursuit of scholarly activities, the University of Kansas Libraries have enacted a Code of Conduct for Library Users. This Code of Conduct supplements existing University and other Library policies and provides guidance for all library users. Library users must ensure their use of library facilities, services, collections, electronic resources, and equipment does not infringe on or disrupt t
The Libraries’ governance structure addresses matters pertaining to library faculty and staff and University policies relating to the Libraries. It is composed of the following three Assemblies: 1. Library Faculty Assembly (LFA) that includes all library faculty,2. Library Staff Assembly (LSA) that includes all library University Support Staff and all library Unclassified Professional Staff, and3. Library Faculty and Staff Assembly (LFSA) that includes all members of LFA and LSA.
The criteria for appointment, promotion, and tenure are designed to reflect the national norms in academic librarianship and to provide guidance for KU Libraries faculty members to achieve excellence in their profession. Meeting these requirements does not guarantee a particular outcome, but does guarantee serious consideration in appointment, promotion, and tenure decisions.
University of Kansas Libraries Faculty Evaluation Plan
When appropriate and in accordance with University of Kansas Libraries policies, library borrowers will be assessed overdue fines for late return of library equipment and accessories, lost item replacement charges for seriously damaged or never returned (lost) items, and associated service processing fees.
When appropriate and in accordance with University of Kansas Libraries policies, library borrowers will be assessed overdue fines for late return of library materials or equipment and accessories, lost item replacement charges for seriously damaged or never returned (lost) items, and associated service processing fees.
This policy provides information regarding the donation and acceptance of gift materials to KU Libraries.
To report the requirements to qualify for and purchase a KU Library Borrower Card available to other (non-KU) library users.
To define and report KU Libraries policies regarding the loan periods and due dates for circulating library materials in the KU collections and for Interlibrary Loan items borrowed from another library.
To define the requirements for off-campus access to the KU Libraries electronic resources licensed for use by KU Students, Faculty, Staff, and Affiliates on the Lawrence and Edwards campuses.
In accordance with Board of Regents requirements, Article 7, section 4 of the Faculty Senate Rules and Regulations, and the University Policy on Post-tenure Review, the University of Kansas Libraries has adopted these expectations and procedures for conducting post-tenure review.
To document the KU Libraries' commitment to maintaining the privacy of each person's intellectual investigations and the confidentiality of their interactions with the Libraries.
It is the purpose of this document to promote the rigorous and fair evaluation of faculty performance during the promotion and tenure process by (a) establishing criteria that express the Libraries’ expectations for meeting University standards in terms of disciplinary practices; (b) providing procedures for evaluation of professional performance, scholarship, and service (c) preserving and enhancing the participatory rights of candidates, including the basic right to be informed about critical
To define the purpose of the KU Libraries' Proxy Borrower Card, to outline qualifications for the card, and to document the policies for the use of this card.
To define and report KU Libraries policies regarding the renewal and return of 1) circulating library materials from the KU collections, and 2) Interlibrary Loan items borrowed from another library.
To articulate the retention requirements for documents related to Spencer Research Library.